16-year-old arrested in Mardi Gras shooting in downtown Mobile

Samuel Anderson, 16, is charged with first-degree assault. MOBILE, Ala. -- A 16-year-old was arrested Tuesday night, accused of shooting another 16-year-old earlier that evening at a downtown McDonald's as a Mardi Gras parade rolled by.

Samuel Anderson was charged with first-degree assault and booked into Mobile County Metro Jail.

Police spokesman Officer Christopher Levy said officers near the McDonald's, at Government Street and Washington Avenue, heard gunshots about 7 p.m. When they arrived at the fast food restaurant, they found a 16-year-ld lying on the ground. He had been shot once in the torso, Levy said.

The teen was transported to the University of South Alabama Medical Center, where he was listed in critical condition today.

After interviewing witnesses, police arrested Anderson, Levy said.

Levy said the shooting was part of an "ongoing dispute" between the two teens but declined to elaborate, saying "that's all part of the investigation."